Compliance Administrator

Stevenage Borough Council; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England seeks a Compliance Administrator to support safety and compliance across its buildings and services. Your role will include monitoring compliance in areas like fire safety, managing data, and working with teams to produce compliance reports. Ideal candidates should be detail-oriented and have strong organisational skills. This position offers varied benefits, development opportunities, and a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Flexible working

Paid and unpaid leave

25-31 days holiday

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loans

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Discounts

Discounted Health and Fitness membership

Qualifications

• Proactive, detail-focused, and comfortable working with data and people.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy.
• Experience in compliance, facilities management, or a property-related environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and organisational support for compliance.
• Monitor statutory compliance across various safety areas.
• Maintain accurate records and coordinate contractors.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Data management

Clear communication

Problem solving

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)

CAFM compliance systems

Job description

About the Role

We are excited to offer a rewarding opportunity to join our Facilities team, part of Estates, as a Compliance Administrator. This role provides essential administrative and organisational support to ensure our buildings and services remain safe, compliant, and well managed.

You will work closely with the Facilities Manager Hard Services and Compliance and the Business Support Team Leader, with alignment to the Facilities & Compliance Manager. A key part of the role will be monitoring statutory compliance across areas such as fire safety, legionella, asbestos, and electrical safety, maintaining accurate records, supporting audits, coordinating contractors, and producing compliance reports and KPI dashboards for audits and internal use.

You will play an important role in helping ensure that the Councils buildings remain safe, compliant, and well managed for staff, contractors, and visitors.

If you have an eye for detail, a proactive approach, and a passion for supporting compliance and facilities management, wed love to hear from you.

About You

The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-focused, and comfortable working with both data and people. You will bring strong organisational skills and the ability to balance multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and professionalism.

• Excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail
• Confident in managing data and documentation
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to take minutes and track actions
• Proactive problem solver, able to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience in compliance, facilities management, or a property-related environment
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook and Word)
• Experience of compliance systems such as CAFM (desirable)
• Experience supporting compliance reporting and KPI dashboards (desirable)

What We Offer

• A chance to play a key role in keeping council buildings safe and compliant
• Opportunities to develop your skills in compliance and facilities management
• A supportive and collaborative team environment within Estates

Our Benefits

• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share opportunities - all our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues
• Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Discounted Health and Fitness membership
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union.

How To Apply

For an informal discussion about this role please contact

Name Gary Cupid

Job Title Facilities & Compliance Manager

Email

Previous applicants need not apply

Closing date for receipt of applications: 09 November 2025

Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing date

Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board

Stevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.

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